Essena O’Neill: The Instagram Star Who Quit Social Media
One of the biggest stories to hit the news this week is Essena O’Neill, a famous model and internet star, quitting social media. This may seem like an irrelevant topic of discussion, but O’Neill shares her views on the subject in depth and offers ideas that lead to extreme controversy. On one hand, readers are saying that she’s brave and inspirational to have the courage to go against society’s mainstream views. On the other hand, this announcement has generated an unbelievable amount of attention to her, coincidence or not?
O’Neill has always shared her views on veganism and animal cruelty through her many forms of communication with her followers: Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, and others. In fact, her views, combined with her beauty, have given her almost a million followers on various social media platforms. She has the power to really impact people with her messages, which she seems to now realize that she can do for the better. But this sudden change of heart makes us wonder, is her message genuine, or did she just find a way to completely take over the internet? If it’s the latter, I applaud her PR staff because she just became one of the most talked about celebrities in the world.
In a society that continues to become more and more obsessed with social media and appearance, I’m impressed with anyone who has the courage to stand up against these fake concepts that have taken over our lives. I sincerely hope that Essena O’Neill uses this newfound fame for good, and doesn’t reappear on Instagram next week with twice as many followers than she originally had.
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Opinions on Essena O’Neill split after some allege social media protest is a hoax
http://www.letsbegamechangers.com
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3302605/Essena-O-Neill-slammed-fellow-YouTubers-Nina-Randa-Nelson-say-quitting-Instagram-HOAX.html?ito=social-facebook
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